please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Lee Tomlin's only goal this season came for Bournemouth against Birmingham in the FA Cup TEAM NEWS Bristol City have their two new signings, on-loan Bournemouth striker Lee Tomlin and returning Wolves left-back Scott Golbourne, ready to start. Mark Little is set to replace Luke Ayling (knee cartilage) at full-back. Blues bring in Diego Fabbrini following this week's £1.5m signing of their former loan player from Watford. Defender Ryan Shotton could make his debut after arriving on loan from Derby County but Nicolai Brock-Madsen is out with a hamstring injury. MATCH FACTS Bristol City have not beaten Birmingham City since November 1993, a run of 10 games without a victory against Blues (D2 L8). Birmingham have won each of the last four encounters at Ashton Gate, keeping clean sheets on their two most recent visits. Bristol City have taken fewer points at home than any other Championship team this season (14). Blues have won four of their last five league games, drawing the other. Only Nottingham Forest are on a longer unbeaten run in the Championship (12 games). Jonathan Kodija has scored just twice in his last 14 games in all competitions for Bristol City, and has not scored at home since the start of November. Blues midfielder Maikel Kieftenbeld has so far scored in three of his four league games in 2016, having previously only scored twice in five and a half seasons. please log in to view this image Ian Holloway Football Expert Ollie's predictions: Bristol City and Bristol Rovers both to win Bristol City will beat Birmingham - how about that, eh? When City's backs are against the wall, they find a bit extra. Their only win in last eight league games came against Middlesbrough, meaning they've beaten them home and away this season. That's an incredible achievement.
Will be interesting today. Not feeling too optimistic but it's the sort of game we get a result out of.
Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 6m6 minutes ago #BristolCity v Birmingham: O'Donnell, Little, Flint, Baker, Golbourne, Pack, Smith, Reid, Tomlin, Freeman, Kodjia. Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 7m7 minutes ago #BristolCity subs: O'Leary, Pearce, Wagstaff, Gladwin, Burns, Agard, Wilbraham.
Andy Stockhausen @AndyStockhausen 3m3 minutes ago West Bromwich, England You can follow today's game between @bcfctweets and @BCFC live with the @BristolPost http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/BIG-MATCH-LIVE-Bristol-City-v-Birmingham-City/story-28636897-detail/story.html… please log in to view this image Click on the Bristol Post link for a minute by minute text update..
please log in to view this image Ian Holloway Football ExpertOllie's predictions: Bristol City and Bristol Rovers both to win just made it to the bookies got a £1000 win on BIRMINGHAM AND £400 THE DRAW SAME BET ON ROVERS MATCH WITH A £200 DOUBLE CITY AND ROVERS TO LOSE
please log in to view this image Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 2m2 minutes ago PIC: Marlon Pack strikes at goal in the opening stages
please log in to view this image Bristol City FC @bcfctweets 2m2 minutes ago PIC: Lee Tomlin is making his debut for #BristolCity this afternoon after joining on loan this week.
thank you Rovers that was the hairiest 2 hours I have lived through and nearly made my April /May holiday cash into smoke .. I SOLEMLY SWEAR I will NOT stick to my word when Hollowhead says both will win and go and bet on it .... ever again....
So you staked 3 grand to stick one up Holloway... Always thought you were slightly nuts, now I know how much.... Spurs today -1 or -2 is a good bet, not that...!
I don't disagreed with you Prem, not since the heady days of Cawstons Pride and Raffingora have I been so stressed .. it wasn't actually getting one on Hollowhead, more I was not breaking my "self inflicted" promise of next time I see it ... the amount was the nutty bit ... bit of a senile moment ... nuts well still got them but could have been a eunuch .....
